Edwige Avice

Edwige Avice is a political Femme French, born the April 13rd 1945 with Nevers (Nievre).

Biography

It is graduate Letters, Political sciences and of International business. Tally of Bank and financial Engineer.

Militant and a one elected

Member of the Socialist party and the current CERES (Chevènement) it becomes, on October 1st, 1978, deputy of Paris to the favor of a by-election (after the invalidation of outgoing) where it beats leaving it RPR Christian of Malène. It becomes Member of the Commission of the defense and the armed forces of the National Assembly. She with Marie Jacq, one of both only is thus elected of the socialist group.

A Minister

After the victory of François Mitterrand, it is named Ministre delegated to Youth and the Sports near the Minister for the Spare Time - André Henry. She is re-elected in the appointed tread of the XIV district of Paris. In March 1983, it is chief candidate of the Union of the Left in the XIV district and will be elected adviser of Paris. In the 3rd government Mauroy it becomes Ministre delegated to the spare Time, Youth and the Sports. From these three years to the Ministry for Youth and Sports, it leaves the Loi Avice.

CERES was always very interested by the questions of defense, for this reason it is named Secretary of State near the Minister for Defense (Charles Hernu then Paul Quilès) in the government Fabius. It will particularly follow military teaching and the national service and will try to make pass in the company “the spirit of defense”. In March 1986, she is re-elected appointed of Paris in 5th position on the list Jospin.

In June 1988, it is parachuted in the Isere after its nomination as Ministre delegated near the Foreign Minister (Roland Dumas). She will be elected appointed, but in October 1988, she is beaten with the cantonal ones. In May 1991, in the government Cresson it is promoted Ministre for the Co-operation and the Development. In April 1992, it leaves the government then in 1993 it is severely beaten with legislative in Isere. For several years, it had moved away from current CERES (become Socialisme and Republic); thus it will militate for yes with the Traité of Maastricht and will not leave the Socialist party for MDC in 1993.

A businesswoman and expert European

Since 1993, she works in private the but continuous one to make of the policy, no longer as minister or member of Parliament, but as expert or adviser.

From 1993 to 2005, it is general president-director of the Financière of Brienne (company of venture capital in the field of defense) and of Brienne Conseil. In 1997, it was mission leader near the Minister for Defense - Alain Richard - on European fabric of the PME/PMI of the sectors of defense, aeronautics and space. In 1998 it founds the Club Paris Citoyen and becomes member of the Economic council, social and cultural of the PS.

Also it chairs the CNAPS (National council of the Physical-activities and Sporting) since 2001 and is member of the economic Committee of defense since 1999 (it chaired it of 1999 to 2003). It is today associated director of the BIPE (suppliers of the economic analyzes).

Executive functions

Current functions

Professor of university in economy of the development
Vice-présidente of the jury of national competition for the creation of companies
Vice-présidente of France-Conversia
Membre of Dated For Développement
President from the CNAPS
member of the CODEV of Paris (the durable Council of economic development)
member of the Political Group of company and the professional Room of the European commission
member of the Council of Strategic Studies and Futurology of the European commission
member of the CESC of the Socialist party
Expert European on the questions of financing of the innovation

Governmental functions

Minister delegated to Youth and the Sports near the Minister for the spare Time May 1981 - June 1981 (Government Pierre Mauroy (1))
Minister delegated to Youth and the Sports near the Minister for the spare Time June 1981 - March 1983 (Government Pierre Mauroy (2))
Minister delegated to the spare Time, Youth and the Sports March 1983 - July 1984 (Government Pierre Mauroy (3))
Secretary of State near the Minister for Defense July 1984 - March 1986 (Government Laurent Fabius)
Minister delegated near the Minister of state, Foreign Minister May 1988 - June 1988 (Government Michel Rocard (1))
Minister delegated near the Minister of state, Foreign Minister June 1988 - May 1991 (Government Michel Rocard (2))
Minister for the Co-operation and the Development May 1991 - April 1992 (Government Edith Cresson)

It is until now the political woman who with greatest ministerial longevity (nearly 9 years). It is today still expert in defense at the European level.

Electoral mandates

Appointed of Paris (1978-1993)

External bond

the site of the European commission

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